Transferring what we're learning to the classroom will be facilitated by a Lesson Study project, modeled after the practice developed in Japan. Participating teachers will work in groups (some cross grade-level, some cross-school system) to develop a Climate system-based lesson plan focusing on a specific learning goal. Groups will develop the lesson collaboratively over the next few workshops, then, in April, one group member will teach the lesson to a classroom of students while the others observe. The group will then evaluate the effectiveness of the lesson and make suggestions for how it might be modified.
For a description of the assignment, timeline, and protocol, read the document below.
The main objective of the second year of the Lesson Study project is to take what you learned teaching and observing the lesson/activity the first time, make modifications to it as you see fit, then reteach, observe, and reevaluate. During your work time, you should be:
reviewing the student learning observed during Year 1 teaching of the lesson.
collaborating to modify the original lesson in ways that will improve student learning, clarity, effective use of time, assessment, etc. as you see fit.
determining who will teach the lesson this year and when
summarizing each of the above to share with the C2C group in Feb (Note: If you will be teaching the lesson before then, please let Annette know as soon as possible!)
Transferring what we're learning to the classroom will be facilitated by a Lesson Study project, modeled after the practice developed in Japan. Participating teachers will work in groups (some cross grade-level, some cross-school system) to develop a Climate system-based lesson plan focusing on a specific learning goal. Groups will develop the lesson collaboratively over the next few workshops, then, in April, one group member will teach the lesson to a classroom of students while the others observe. The group will then evaluate the effectiveness of the lesson and make suggestions for how it might be modified.
For a description of the assignment, timeline, and protocol, read the document below.
Example Descriptions for Lesson Study Planning-- more in depth that you will need to do, but good examples of the thinking process.
Lesson Study- Year 2
The main objective of the second year of the Lesson Study project is to take what you learned teaching and observing the lesson/activity the first time, make modifications to it as you see fit, then reteach, observe, and reevaluate. During your work time, you should be: